(Re)designing the Continuum of Care for Older Adults

Farhana Ferdous, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture at Howard University. She is an educator, designer, and scholar whose teaching and research career span the continents of South Asia, Australia, and North America. She continues to make symbiotic interconnections between design, practice, and research especially one which is focused on health, design, and marginalized African American or aging population. Her inclusive teaching style and evidence-based pedagogical philosophy integrate diversity and communities of color by making symbiotic interconnections between two facets of architecture: environment and design. As an environmental gerontologist, Dr. Ferdous has published widely on urban and environmental design and environmental psychology for the elderly. Her co-edited volume All-Inclusive Engagement in Architecture: Towards the Future of Social Change published by Routledge (2021) is a ground-breaking critical discourse focusing on the impact of social engagement in architecture. Her scholarship has been supported by several research grants including from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Fellowship (2013), Grantmakers in Aging (GIA) Fellowship (2013), Academy of Architecture for Health Foundation (2017), Toyota Individual Research Grant (2018), Graham Foundation Grant (2021), Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant (2021), Innovations in Pedagogy/Teaching Fellowship (2021), and National Endowment for Humanities Fellowship (2022). Emily Roberts, PhD is an Associate Professor of Interior Design at Oklahoma State University and has a research focus in Environmental Gerontology, the study of the person-environment fit between older adults and the physical environment. She holds a Ph.D. in Architectural Studies and a Master’s degree in Gerontology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She previously attained a Masters of Architecture from the University of New Mexico. As an Environmental Gerontologist, Dr. Roberts has studied the factors involved in aging in place, as well as evolving models of long-term care, particularly for older adults with dementia and their families. Dr. Roberts has conducted research in the United States, Europe and Canada, focusing on government funded community-based long-term care programs. She serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Aging and Environment and Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision and Financing and serves as the Environmental Gerontology network chair for the Environmental Design Research Association.

PART I: Home and Community-Based Care.- 1 Bridging the digital divide: Smart aging-in-place and the future of gerontology .Rotem Arieli, Manuela E. Faulhaber and Alex J. Bishop.- 2 How environmentally embedded in-home sensors are revolutionizing independent living and family caregiving: a literature review. Kari Lane and Erin Robinson.- 3 The home as a place for rehabilitation after stroke - Emerging empirical findings. Marie Elf and Maya Kylén.- 4 Adult Family  Care: A home-like environment for community-based care. Kelly Munly, Karen A. Roberto and Katherine R. Allen.- PART II: Facility-Based Care.- 5 A theory of creating at-homeness across the long-term care continuum. Sheila Molony and Jude Rabig.- 6 The evolution and rise of robotic health assistants: The new human-machine frontier of geriatric home care. Alex J. Bishop, Weihua Sheng, Barbara Waag Carlson and Nadia Firdausya Jones.- 7 Rehabilitation clinics that enhance stroke recovery: Rethinking the same-for-all design approach. Maja Kevdzija.- 8 Exploring the role of the built environment in person-centered care during mealtimes in an ethno-specific long-term care home. Shreemouna Gurung and Habib Chaudhury.- PART III: Memory Care and End-of-Life Care.- 9 Designing for Dementia: An approach that works for everyone. Jeffrey W. Anderzhon.- 10 Communication and environmental positioning in dementia care units: dialogues through space and place. Kate de Medeiros.- 11 Adaptive Reuse of Closed Malls for Dementia Programs and Services: Community Focus Group Feedback. Emily Roberts and Heather Carter.- 12 Extending the continuum of care for people with dementia: building resilience. Gesine Marquardt and Kathrin Bueter.- 13 Designing the post-pandemic hospice environment: "the last place." Sharmin Kader.- PART IV: Evidence-based Applied Projects and Next Steps.- 14 Autonomy, Identity and Design in the COVID-19 Era. Valerie Greer and Keith Diaz Moore.- 15 Creating a Tailored Approach: The Transformation of Jewish Senior Life. Emily Chmielewski and Melissa DeStout, Perkins Eastman.- 16 Flexible and Enriched Environments for Senior Living and Aging-in-Place in Dense Urban Environments. Upali Nanda and Warner Grant, HKS Architects.- 17 Envisioning Innovative Post-COVID Approaches Toward LTCF Design in Dense Urban Areas: Exploring an Evidence-Based Design Prototype. Hui Cai, Caroline Coleman, Dani Kolker.- 18 Realizing the Future of Intergenerational Environments for Aging Through Design Research. Tama Duffy Day, Stella Donovan, Laura Latham, Timothy Pittman, Sofia Song, and Nicholas Watkins, Gensler.- Epilogue: Keith Diaz Moore.